Education Policy Center

Argue Policy, Not Philosophy 0
- EDUCATION - Blogs
- July 21, 2014
Some things don’t mix well. Mustard and chocolate cake, seafood and ice cream, bacon and vegetables—all of these make me wrinkle my nose. As it turns out, hard-nosed philosophy and education policy also do not make a good pair. Last week, Andy Smarick wrote about the problems that arise when philosophical views collide with education […]
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Douglas County, Falcon 49, Eaton Top Colorado in K-12 Productivity 0
- EDUCATION - Blogs
- July 18, 2014
For some people, the term “productivity” doesn’t belong in K-12 education discussions. They think it’s too scary because it sounds like businesses that make money by selling goods or services. And we know that while education could learn a few more things from the competitive world of independent businesses, the two spheres don’t perfectly equate. […]
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Blended Learning Takes Flight in Colo. Districts: How High Will It Soar?0
- EDUCATION - Blogs, EDUCATION - Teachers
- July 17, 2014
The great blended learning experiment continues its historic ascension in our beautiful Rocky Mountain state. Independence Institute education senior fellow Krista Kafer has documented it better than anyone. Last year it was The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning in Colorado. Apparently, the not-so-long-ago, cutting-edge sphere of blended learning has not just made it past the […]
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School District Partnerships Help Colorado K-12 Blended Learning Take Flight 0
- EDUCATION - Issue Papers, EDUCATION - Online Education
- July 16, 2014
This paper focuses on system-wide blended learning efforts in three Front Range school districts and a group of rural districts in the San Luis Valley. The report also provides a list of state and national resources for schools and districts looking to implement blended learning techniques on a limited or system-wide basis and questions to consider prior to starting. Blended learning implementation in Falcon School District 49, Greeley-Evans School District 6, St. Vrain Valley School District, and in the San Luis Valley varies from the degree of centralization to the use of partner organizations to how districts are building on existing resources.
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